Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Montgomery, Maryland

2007-02-04 to 2007-02-05 · Montgomery, Maryland

Event narrative

Annie Mae Anderson, 81, of Silver Spring, MD., was found dead during the morning of February 5th in a wooded area behind her home. Anderson, who suffered from dementia, apparently wandered away from her home without her coast. Cause of death was exposure to the cold weather.

Wider weather episode

An arctic cold front pushed through the Mid Atlantic from the mid west during the evening hours on February 3rd. Northwest winds behind the front gusted to 40 mph. The combination of cold temperatures and strong winds produced wind chill values from 5 to 15 below zero during the overnight hours from February 3rd through February 6th. The morning of Monday, February 5th was the coldest of the stretch. Temperatures dipped below zero in Frostburg, MD., according to Cooperative Observer reports.

Annie Mae Anderson, 81, of Silver Spring, MD., was found dead during the morning of February 5th in a wooded area behind her home. Anderson, who suffered from dementia, apparently wandered away from her home without her coast. Cause of death was exposure to the cold weather.

Allegany County schools were closed Monday, February 5th due to the cold.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 14922. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.